Bound data-card sets



A ril 20, 1965 P. w. GRISSO BOUND DATA-CARD SETS Filed Feb. 3, 1964INVENTOR PA UL m (UP/5'30 ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofifice3,179,441 Patented Apr. 20, 1965 Filed Feb. 3, 1964, Ser. No. 342,122 8Claims. 01. 282-24) This invention relates to manifold data-card setsand consists more particularly in new and useful improvements in themanufacture of data-card sets in bound book form.

Several types of manifold record sets have been manufactured in the pastconsisting of an original sheet, one or more copy sheets, and acorresponding number of carbon sheets. One of the primary problemsencountered when these sets are bound in book form has been to devise asatisfactory means for quickly removing the sets from the book, and, inturn, separating the carbon sheets from the other sheets of therespective sets.

In order to maintain the individual sets of sheets at least temporarilyin set form for withdrawal from the bound book and, at the same time, tosecure all of the sets collectively in book form, it has, in the past,been the conventional practice to provide two separate stub areas. Inother words, these known devices were provided with an overall book stubat one end of the assembly and separate set stubs for the respectivesets of sheets at the other end of the assembly. This type of device notonly requires additional handling in the removal of the sets and thesubsequent separation of the sheets, but also requires additional cardstock for a given card size because of the necessity of the second stub.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bound book ofdata-card sets wherein all of the sheets are connected together at oneend of the book bya composite stub comprising a fixed stub section andan aligned set stub section, respectively designed to maintain the setsin book form and to independently and separately maintain the sheets inset form.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bound book of data-cardsets wherein each of the sheets has one dimensionally true end due tothe elimination of one of the conventional, separate stub areas, thusfacilitating subsequent processing of the sheets.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bound book of snap-outtype data-card sets including a composite stub which is constructed tofacilitate the rapid withdrawal of sets from the book and the laterseparation of sheets from the respective sets.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bound book ofdata-card sets wherein one overall stub area functions both as the bookor fixed stub and the set stub.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in the novel featuresherein set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing in which numerals of like character designatesimilar parts throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bound book of datacard sets accordingto the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a similar view showing one of the unit sets of sheets beingremoved from the bound book;

FIG. 3 illustrates the procedure in separating the individual sheets ofa set from the carbon sheet and set stub; and

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the stub end of the book with thebinding strip broken away for clarity.

In the drawings, referring first to FIG. 1, a series of unit sets ofsheets generally indicated by the numeral 5 are shown bound in bookform. Each set 5 in the form of the invention illustrated comprises anoriginal sheet 6, a copy sheet 7 usually made from card stock, and acarbon sheet 8 interposed between the two, all sheets being connectedtogether at one end by a composite stub 9. A backing sheet 10 andfoldable cover 11 may also be provided and secured to the composite stubby a binding strip 12 of conventional form.

All of the sheets join the composite stub 9 along registering transverseweakened lines 13-13a which may be formed by any conventional means, andthe carbon sheet 8 of each set is provided at the end opposite thecomposite stub with a thumb clearance cut-out or notch 14 for thepurpose hereinafter described. The composite stub comprises a fixed stubsection 15 and a set stub section 16 which are longitudinally alignedbut transversely separated by a cut line 17 which intersects the line ofweakness 1343a. The stub ends of the sheets in the fixed stub section 14are severable along the weakened line 13a, andthe corresponding stubsare preferably permanently secured by a staple 18 or other suitablesecuring means, while the stub ends of the sheets of respective sets inthe set stub section 16 are severable along weakened line 13 and securedtogether in sets by spot gluing or the like.

One method of separately securing these sheets in sets is bestillustrated in FIG. 4 where it will be seen that the carbon sheet 8 isprovided with a series of spaced apertures 19, and the correspondingends of the original and copy sheets 6 and 7 are spot glued as at 20through the apertures 19. Thus, all three of the sheets may be securedby a single gluing operation without the necessity of applying glue oradhesive to opposite sides of the carbon sheet itself. A binding strip,such as 12, is not required as the sheets are permanently secured at thefixed stub section 15 by the staple 18. However, if a binding strip isemployed, only the area thereof overlying the fixed stub section 15 isglued to the composite stub. The area of the strip overlying the setstub section 16 must remain free of connection to the stub ends of thesets so as to permit withdrawal of the sets from the book upon severancealong line 13a. As previously pointed out, the unit sets of sheets aremaintained in set form by the gluing operation so that they arerespectively removable as sets from the composite stub.

The use of the invention is best seen in FIGS. 2 and 3 in which thebinding strip 12 has been omitted to better illustrate the manipulationof the sets of sheets. Referring first to FIG. 2, the fixed stub section15 is grasped between the thumb and fingers of the right hand of theoperator below the severed line 17, and with the book firmly held inthis manner, the operator grasps the opposite end of a unit set betweenthe thumb and fingers of the left hand. By pulling the set to the left,it is severed along weakened line 13a, leaving the fixed stub 15attached to the composite stub, but inasmuch as the set stub section 16is not permanently secured to the composite stub, it is withdrawn fromthe book along with the attached unit set.

Now, in order to separate the individual sheets from the Withdrawn set,the set stub 16 is grasped by the thumb and fingers of the operatorsright hand, as shown in FIG. 3, and the left hand grips the oppositeends of the record sheet 6 and copy sheet 7 with the thumb in registrywith the thumb clearance cut-out portion 14 of the carbon sheet 8 whichis visible through the translucent record sheet. Thus, by pulling thesheets 6 and 7 to the left and with no gripping pressure on the carbonsheet 8 at this point, because of the cut-out 14, the opposite end ofthe carbon sheet remains attached to the set stub 16 which is gripped bythe right hand of the operator, and the sheets 6 and '7 are withdrawnfrom the set, overriding and leaving the carbon sheet 8 attached to thestub.

While I have shown and described the sets as comprising one record andone copy sheet with a carbon sheet interposed therebetween, it is to beunderstood that any desired number of copy sheets and carbon sheets maybe assembled in the sets of a pad with the same effect. Also, while abacking and cover are desirable in some embodiments of the invention,these are not required and may be omitted. Furthermore, instead ofemploying carbon sheets, other means of transferring data from therecord sheet to the copy sheet or sheets may be used, such asconventional treated copying papers.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the invention may be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art without further description, itbeing borne in mind that numerous changes may be made in the detailsdisclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

I claim: V

1. A manifolding pack having a plurality of unit sets of record sheets,each set comprising a plurality of sheets, all of said sheets beingconnected together at one end by a composite stub and severable from thelatter along weakened lines, said composite stub having a fixed stubsection severable along said weakened line and including means securingthe stub ends of all sheets in fixed superposed relation, a set stubsection transversely separated from said fixed stub section butlongitudinally aligned therewith, means independently securing the setstub ends of respective sheets intact in separate sets, and the sheetsattached to said set stub section being removable with the latter fromsaid composite stub and severable along said weakened line from said setstub section.

2.'A manifolding pack having a plurality of unit sets 1 of recordsheets, each set comprising an original, at least one copy sheet, meansfor transferring data from said original sheet to said copy sheet, allof said sheets being of the same length and width, connected together atone end for substantially their full width by a composite stub andseverable from the latter along registering weakened line's, saidcomposite stubhaving a fixed stub section severable along said weakenedline and including means securing the stub ends of all sheets in fixedsuperposed relation, a set stub section transversely separated from saidfixed stub section but longitudinally aligned therewith, means forindependently securing the set stub ends of respective sheets intact inseparate sets, and the sheets attached to said set stub section beingremovable with the latter from said composite stub and severable'alongsaid weakened line from said set stub section.

3. A manifolding pack having a plurality of unit sets of record sheets,each set comprising an original sheet, at least one carbon sheettherebeneath and at least one copy sheet below the carbon sheet, all ofsaid sheets being of the same length and width, connected together atone end for substantially their full width by a composite stub, at leastsaid original and copy sheets being severable from said composite stubalong registering weakened lines, said composite stub having a fixedstub section severable along said weakened line and including meanssecuring the stub ends of all sheets in fixed superposed relation, a setstub section transversely separated from said fixed stub section butlongitudinally aligned therewith, means independently securing the setstub ends of respective original, carbon and copy sheets intact inseparate sets, the sheets attached to said set stub section beingremovable with the latter from said composite stub and severable alongsaid weakened line from said set stub section, and means to facilitateseparation of at least said original and copy sheets of respective setsfrom said set stub.

4. A manifolding pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixed stubsectionis permanently secured by at least one staple. p

5. A manifolding pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixed stubsection is permanently secured by at least one staple and the set stubsections of each set are free of permanent securing means.

' 6. A manifolding pack as claimed in claim 3, wherein said last-namedmeans comprises a thumb clearance cutout in the free extremities ofsai'd'carbon sheets, whereby the record and copy sheets may be pulledfrom respective sets independently of said carbon sheets.

7. A manifolding pac'kas claimed in claim 3, wherein said fixed stubsection and set stub section are separated by a transverse lineof'severance which intersects said line of weakness.

8. A manifolding pack as claimed in claim 7, including a binding stripoverlying said composite stub, said binding strip being secured to saidfixed stub section but freely overlying said set stub section.

ReEei'ences Cited 'hythe Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 724,995 4/03Davidson 282-8.1

974,102 10/10 Maxwell 282-22.1 1,954,339 4/34 Wilcox 282-241 2,100,81410/37 Morrison 282-24.1 2,163,714 6/39 Stevens 282-24.l 2,400,356 5/46Kerr et al. 282-24 3,022,094 2/62 Kehoe 282-22 JEROME SCHNAL'L, PrimaryExaminer.

1. A MANIFOLDING PACK HAVING A PLURALITY OF UNIT SETS, OF RECORD SHEETS,EACH SET COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SHEETS, ALL OF SAID SHEETS BEINGCONNECTED TOGETHER AT ONE END BY A COMPOSITE STUB AND SEVERABLE FROM THELATTER ALONG WEAKENED LINES, SAID COMPOSITE STUB HAVING A FIXED STUBSECTION SEVERABLE ALONG SAID WEAKENED LINE AND INCLUDING MEANS SECURINGTHE STUB END OF ALL SHEETS IN FIXED SUPERPOSED RELATION, A SET STUBSECTION TRANSVERSELY SEPARATED FROM SAID FIXED STUB SECTION BUTLONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED THEREWITH, MEANS INDEPENDENTLY SECURING THE SETSTUB ENDS OF RESPECTIVE SHEETS INTACT IN SEPARATE SETS, AND THE SHEETSATTACHED TO SAID SET STUB SECTION BEING REMOVABLE WITH THE LATTER FROMSAID COMPOSITE STUB AND SEVERABLE ALONG SAID WEAKENED LINE FROM SAID SETSTUB SECTION.